GPS to SMS - location sharing

Tralchonok Labs

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About this app

Simple, fast and free app for GPS location sharing via SMS or any other third party app (like email, messengers, etc)

ATTENTION!!! In-app purchases are only used for donations!

REVIEWS
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KEY FEATURES
★ Works on every smartphone or tablet with GPS-receiver, running Android 2.2 and higher
★ Select phone number from device's phone book
★ Option to copy your geographical coordinates to the clipboard
★ Displays the location in any third-party map application
★ Option to save your location in the device's internal memory for further use
★ Automatically launches the maps app in case of receiving SMS which contains valid GPS coordinates
★ Shows the accuracy of determining the coordinates (in meters)
★ Option to keep screen on
★ Material design themes
★ Option to send SMS in Navitel app format
★ Converts decimal to sexagesimal coordinates (degrees, minutes and seconds), UTM and MGRS.
★ Movable on the SD card
★ Completely Open Source application. Absolutely free and has no advertising
★ Does not run in the background and does not share your location with a third party
★ Internet access is not required
★ Multiple-language support (thanks to all translators!)
★ Share location

CONTRIBUTE
∙ Report an Issue on the Github page: http://goo.gl/exK0H0
∙ Translate the App: http://goo.gl/ER0B3f
∙ Become a beta-teter, visit: http://goo.gl/IFmreR
∙ Do you like the app? Please comment and share on Twitter, Google Plus or wherever you like. Thanks!

USEFUL LINKS
∙ XDA-Developers thread: http://goo.gl/Xja3pN

Ratings and reviews

This app is not exactly what I need, but it is quite close. It is one of two that I like the most for their clean, pleasing design and simplicity. I would give it 5 stars but for two shortcomings. One, it takes from 1 minute to 1½ minutes to determine my co-ordinates, whereas the other one that I like takes mere seconds. This would not matter if I were not in a dire emergency. Two, it provides the latitude and longitude which are superfluous. This information is already contained in the link. I want my message to be short and sent fast. One good point, though, is that it provides the accuracy distance. If I were caught in a sticky situation, my 'rescuers' would find that information helpful.

Just installed. It seems to fulfil my needs. I would prefer to have an option to pre-set one or more emergency phone number so I can send my location immediately without searching in my contacts. The app doesn't use the phone network to estimate your location in case the GPS signal is not available.

It starts my configured messaging app (Signal), but it doesn't put any message in its message editor. Preferably, I need a widget to quickly send my current (not saved) location to a saved (not editable) contact. Selecting a contact each time defeats the purpose of sending the location *quickly*.

What’s new

French translation added.